Upgrading Firmware.

mendelevium

Have a couple of duet 2 wifi boards which I bought original a couple of years back with firmware versions 2. which I am trying to run instead a Ramps1.4/Arduino Mega 2560 which ran Repetier and trinamics and am familiar with such programming. I need to know some things though...
(1) is the Duet firmware resident in the micro sd card or on the board processor?
Wish to upgrade to the latest firmware. Thought of getting a new SD card without messing up the other version. Is there a simple guide? I know its not easy either but I have some knowledge already. some links I can follow please?
Thanks

fcwilt

Hi,

What version of firmware do the boards have now?

The firmware gets flashed into the processor.

To update the firmware it is first uploaded to the SD card and a command issued to flash the firmware to the processor.

Installing and Updating Firmware

With a few exceptions the process usually goes smoothly.

The most recent v2 firmware is 2.05.1

The most recent v3 firmware is 3.2.2

One of the exceptions involves going from v2 to v3. The first version of v3 that you install must be 3.0.0.

Read the instructions closely and if anything is not clear ask us first.

Frederick

ezemaff

Hi Mendelevius .. I'm new. but i updated the firmware of my duet 2 wifi two days ago.

You need to update to 3.0
Install 3.2.2 if you want the latest firmware.

You can download the zip file from here:
https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/releases

and goes to your web control / system / upload system files.

Thats all..

You need to know that the new rrf3 uses a different code than rrf2 .. so think about it.

mendelevium

managed to upgrade to version 3 seamlessly.
I have run into an issue...
when I test, the version 2 used to test Z, X, Y and extruder motor 1 and 2. after the upgrade, the E0 and E1 do not move...
I enclose herewith the compiled software if any body wants to have a look at it...config.json

Phaedrux

Post your config.g file instead of the config.json file so we can read it.

To use an extruder you must have it assigned to a tool, the tool must be selected with T0, and the hotend must be at temp (or have cold extrusion enable).

mendelevium

@Phaedrux
Here you are... Tried to post it entirely but was too big.. but I have the config on its own..config.g
thanks for any help.

If you can also assist me...
I have two extruders, two separate hot ends, and two separate fans.
the fans run on 12 V and I am controlling them via the negative...

I hope I am clear...
When I had the ver 2 firmware the system has a test and when I tested the motors, it went on to test the Z, X and Y together with the 2 extruder motors. The new ver 3 software simply tests X Y and Z..

Many thanks
Tonio

mendelevium

@Phaedrux
the fans are part cooling fans, both of them. I have a water cooling system for the hot ends
thanks

fcwilt

I re-posted your config.g file using the </> tag:

; Configuration file for Duet WiFi (firmware version 3)
; executed by the firmware on start-up
;
; generated by RepRapFirmware Configuration Tool v3.2.3 on Thu Feb 25 2021 21:07:52 GMT+0100 (Central European Standard Time)

; General preferences
G90                                                ; send absolute coordinates...
M83                                                ; ...but relative extruder moves
M550 P"MENDELEVIUM 3D HULK TWIN TOOLS"             ; set printer name

; Network
M552 S1                                            ; enable network
M586 P0 S1                                         ; enable HTTP
M586 P1 S0                                         ; disable FTP
M586 P2 S0                                         ; disable Telnet

; Drives
M569 P0 S1                                         ; physical drive 0 goes forwards
M569 P1 S1                                         ; physical drive 1 goes forwards
M569 P2 S1                                         ; physical drive 2 goes forwards
M569 P3 S1                                         ; physical drive 3 goes forwards
M569 P4 S1                                         ; physical drive 4 goes forwards
M584 X0 Y1 Z2 E3:4                                 ; set drive mapping
M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16:16 I1                         ; configure microstepping with interpolation
M92 X80.00 Y80.00 Z400.00 E420.00:420.00           ; set steps per mm
M566 X900.00 Y900.00 Z60.00 E120.00:120.00         ; set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M203 X6000.00 Y6000.00 Z180.00 E1200.00:1200.00    ; set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X500.00 Y500.00 Z20.00 E250.00:250.00         ; set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M906 X800 Y800 Z800 E800:800 I30                   ; set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
M84 S30                                            ; Set idle timeout

; Axis Limits
M208 X0 Y0 Z0 S1                                   ; set axis minima
M208 X325 Y300 Z280 S0                             ; set axis maxima

; Endstops
M574 X2 S1 P"xstop"                                ; configure active-high endstop for high end on X via pin xstop
M574 Y1 S1 P"ystop"                                ; configure active-high endstop for low end on Y via pin ystop
M574 Z2 S1 P"zstop"                                ; configure active-high endstop for high end on Z via pin zstop

; Z-Probe
M558 P0 H5 F120 T6000                              ; disable Z probe but set dive height, probe speed and travel speed
M557 X15:215 Y15:195 S20                           ; define mesh grid

; Heaters
M308 S0 P"bedtemp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4138     ; configure sensor 0 as thermistor on pin bedtemp
M950 H0 C"bedheat" T0                              ; create bed heater output on bedheat and map it to sensor 0
M307 H0 B1 S1.00                                   ; enable bang-bang mode for the bed heater and set PWM limit
M140 H0                                            ; map heated bed to heater 0
M143 H0 S120                                       ; set temperature limit for heater 0 to 120C
M308 S1 P"e0temp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4138      ; configure sensor 1 as thermistor on pin e0temp
M950 H1 C"e0heat" T1                               ; create nozzle heater output on e0heat and map it to sensor 1
M307 H1 B0 S1.00                                   ; disable bang-bang mode for heater  and set PWM limit
M143 H1 S280                                       ; set temperature limit for heater 1 to 280C
M308 S2 P"e1temp" Y"thermistor" T100000 B4138      ; configure sensor 2 as thermistor on pin e1temp
M950 H2 C"e1heat" T2                               ; create nozzle heater output on e1heat and map it to sensor 2
M307 H2 B0 S1.00                                   ; disable bang-bang mode for heater  and set PWM limit
M143 H2 S280                                       ; set temperature limit for heater 2 to 280C

; Fans
M950 F0 C"fan0" Q500                               ; create fan 0 on pin fan0 and set its frequency
M106 P0 S0 H-1                                     ; set fan 0 value. Thermostatic control is turned off
M950 F1 C"fan1" Q500                               ; create fan 1 on pin fan1 and set its frequency
M106 P1 S1 H-1                                     ; set fan 1 value. Thermostatic control is turned off

; Tools
M563 P0 S"EXTRUDER 0" D0 H1 F0                     ; define tool 0
G10 P0 X-16.5 Y0 Z0                                ; set tool 0 axis offsets
G10 P0 R0 S0                                       ; set initial tool 0 active and standby temperatures to 0C
M563 P1 S"EXTRUDER 1" D1 H2 F0                     ; define tool 1
G10 P1 X16.5 Y0 Z0                                 ; set tool 1 axis offsets
G10 P1 R0 S0                                       ; set initial tool 1 active and standby temperatures to 0C

; Custom settings are not defined

; Miscellaneous
M575 P1 S1 B57600                                  ; enable support for PanelDue
M911 S10 R11 P"M913 X0 Y0 G91 M83 G1 Z3 E-5 F1000" ; set voltage thresholds and actions to run on power loss

fcwilt

@mendelevium said in Upgrading Firmware.:

When I had the ver 2 firmware the system has a test and when I tested the motors, it went on to test the Z, X and Y together with the 2 extruder motors. The new ver 3 software simply tests X Y and Z..

What exactly do you mean by "the system has a test" - was this something you coded?

Frederick

Veti

your thermistor setting is incorrect. b4138 is the default. look up the correct beta value in your thermistor documentation.

mendelevium

@fcwilt
when the duet is switched on the panel due has a test motors button...

Dougal1957

@mendelevium and what does that button look like as I have never ever seen a test motors button before and I have been using it from the very early days of the Duet WiFi and the panel from before then.

mendelevium

@Dougal1957 screen shot.jpg

droftarts

@mendelevium DON'T use the test macros; they're for factory testing, and change the motor settings. Reset your Duet and follow the documentation for testing.

Longer explanation: Did you run '04-Test_motors' macro? The macros on the SD card are for testing the Duet at the factory, not for testing your machine. It sets the motor to 2A, as well as trying to move the axes at high speed, and for 2 metres! In the test rig at the factory, it is just a motor, not connected. So please DO NOT USE the macros on the SD card for testing your machine. Follow the commissioning advice here: https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Step_by_step_guide#Section_Commissioning_tests

If you have these macros on the SD card, this also means you have an older board, as we changed the SD card contents to remove these macros quite a while ago.

mendelevium

To be honest, I am still testing this printer as I have migrated from ramps.. still my extruder is not running. The extruder buttons on the web console are mot highlighted and unresponsive.

mendelevium

@droftarts thanks for this I will go through it...

Phaedrux

@fcwilt said in Upgrading Firmware.:

M563 P1 S"EXTRUDER 1" D1 H2 F0 ; define tool 1

If you have a separate fan for each tool, then your second tool should probably be using fan1. Change the F0 to F1.

@fcwilt said in Upgrading Firmware.:

G10 P0 X-16.5 Y0 Z0 ; set tool 0 axis offsets

I'm not a multi tool printer users, but I think it's usually the case that the first tool is set as a zero offset and the other tools are then offset from there. Just keeps things easier.

fcwilt

@Phaedrux

You replied to me because I reposted his config.g using the </> tag.

I don't know if he will be notified of your post or not.

Frederick

mendelevium

I will go through the tests and see. This is my first twin extruder machine I built. I had very little experience. This printer I have installed Mechaduinos on X & Y. I have soldered STEP AND DIR POINTS on the test points on the board. The mechaduinos I have set the PID settings when it ran Ramps, so I am assuming the PID`s are ok with the duet in use. I have arranged for a dedicated 5V supply to power the Vin points on the mechaduino. I have yet to test in printing...

Phaedrux

@fcwilt said in Upgrading Firmware.:

I don't know if he will be notified of your post or not.

I think as the thread creator he would get a notification on all replies. Unless he's turned that off entirely.